{"id":2505006,"date":"2025-10-30T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scotts-phone-records-included-in-fbi-arctic-frost-sweep\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:06:19","slug":"rick-scotts-phone-records-included-in-fbi-arctic-frost-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scotts-phone-records-included-in-fbi-arctic-frost-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Scott&#8217;s phone records included in FBI Arctic Frost sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frick-scotts-phone-records-included-in-fbi-arctic-frost-sweep%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) revealed that his phone records were secretly subpoenaed by the Biden administration&#8217;s Department of Justice as part of the FBI&#8217;s &#8220;Arctic Frost&#8221; examination linked to the January 6 Capitol riot. Scott called the investigation a politically motivated &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; aimed at undermining Republicans and President Donald Trump. He learned about the subpoena through Senator Ron Johnson, who is investigating what Republicans describe as DOJ &#8220;weaponization&#8221; under President Joe Biden. The probe supports special counsel Jack smith&#8217;s efforts to prosecute trump for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>previously unmentioned among lawmakers whose phone data were seized, new documents showed Verizon complied with subpoenas for Scott&#8217;s records, while AT&#038;T resisted and ultimately did not provide data. The subpoenas included gag orders preventing carriers from informing lawmakers. Records requested included subscriber information and call details for a short period around January 6 but did not include call content.<\/p>\n<p>Several othre Republican senators, including Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Lindsey Graham, and Tommy Tuberville, have also been scrutinized in the investigation. Scott and other GOP members argue the actions represent political retaliation and abuse of power by the Biden administration. Special counsel jack Smith maintains that the subpoenas were appropriate and necessary for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-ccp-influence-biden-warns-americans-about-doing-business-in-hong-kong\/\" title=\"Citing CCP Influence, Biden Warns Americans About Doing Business In Hong Kong\">national security case<\/a> and has offered to testify publicly,though some Republicans prefer closed-door sessions first.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rick Scott&rsquo;s phone records included in FBI Arctic Frost sweep<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2388051\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL) said Thursday he was secretly targeted in a Biden-era Justice Department investigation tied to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\">Jan. 6 Capitol riot<\/a>, calling the effort a &ldquo;witch hunt&rdquo; aimed at undermining Republicans in Congress and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott said he learned of the subpoena only this week from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who is probing what <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> describe as DOJ &ldquo;weaponization&rdquo; under former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>. The inquiry was part of the FBI&rsquo;s Arctic Frost investigation supporting special counsel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3862979\/jack-smith-testimony-before-congress-public\/\">Jack Smith<\/a>&rsquo;s prosecution of Trump for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3869473\/ryan-routh-requests-imprisonment-where-assisted-suicide-is-legal\/\">Ryan Routh requests imprisonment where assisted suicide is legal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3869327\/loudoun-county-school-district-new-conspiracy-transgender-locker-room-case\/\">Loudoun County school district hit with new conspiracy claims in transgender locker room case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3869367\/texas-judges-can-opt-out-same-sex-marriages-religious-beliefs\/\">Texas Supreme Court lets judges opt out of performing same-sex marriages based on religious beliefs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was just informed by Senator Ron Johnson that I was targeted in the Arctic Frost witch hunt by Biden&rsquo;s DOJ. Let&rsquo;s be very clear: this was a targeted attack to dismantle the Republican Party, destroy me and other elected members of Congress, and take down President Trump. This&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1983991445007823076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was just informed by Senator Ron Johnson that I was targeted in the Arctic Frost witch hunt by Biden&rsquo;s DOJ,&rdquo; Scott wrote on X. &ldquo;This was a targeted attack to dismantle the Republican Party, destroy me and other elected members of Congress, and take down President Trump. This is a complete weaponization of government and unconstitutional abuse of power by the corrupt Biden administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Republican, who voted against certifying Pennsylvania&rsquo;s electoral votes after the Jan. 6 riot, had not previously been named among the lawmakers whose phone data were seized. A one-page FBI record revealed earlier this month showed nine GOP lawmakers were targeted, but Scott wasn&rsquo;t listed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Newly released documents shared by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA)  show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/download\/verizon-to-grassley_-toll-records\">Verizon complied with subpoenas<\/a> from Smith&rsquo;s office seeking toll records tied to Scott and other senators, while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/download\/att-to-grassley_-toll-records\">AT&amp;T pushed back<\/a>. Letters to Grassley show Verizon deemed the requests &ldquo;facially valid,&rdquo; though it has since changed its policy for congressional accounts. AT&amp;T told Grassley it refused to turn over phone data after raising legal concerns with prosecutors, prompting Smith&rsquo;s team to drop that portion of the request.<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >subpoenas included yearlong gag orders signed<\/a> by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington that prevented the phone carriers from notifying lawmakers their data had been accessed. The requests sought the phone numbers&rsquo; subscriber information and call detail records for a four-day window surrounding the Capitol attack, but not the content of calls or messages.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have been increasingly outspoken as more details emerge. Grassley publicized 197 subpoenas this week he said were part of a sweeping effort targeting allies of Trump, insisting the investigation reached deeply into Congress and the broader conservative apparatus. Others who have acknowledged being scrutinized include Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).<\/p>\n<p>Scott argued the investigation fits a pattern of political retaliation. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen this before,&rdquo; he posted, citing past clashes with Democratic administrations. &ldquo;Thank you, Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson, for your work to hold the Biden admin accountable. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED. Everyone involved in this gross abuse of power must be held accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3859663\/jack-smith-lawyers-say-media-reports-prompted-subpoena-gop-lawmakers\/\">JACK SMITH LAWYERS ADMIT MEDIA REPORTS PROMPTED PHONE RECORDS SUBPOENA OF GOP LAWMAKERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith defended the subpoenas in a recent letter, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3859663\/jack-smith-lawyers-say-media-reports-prompted-subpoena-gop-lawmakers\/\">saying they were &ldquo;entirely proper&rdquo;<\/a> and appropriately narrow for a highly sensitive national security case.<\/p>\n<p>He has asked lawmakers to let him testify publicly about his work. But top Republicans, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), are pushing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-unbelievable-claims-from-hunter-bidens-congressional-deposition\/\" title=\"8 Shocking Claims From Hunter Biden&#039;s Congressional Testimony\">closed-door questioning<\/a> first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Scott&#8217;s phone records seized in FBI Arctic Frost probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2505007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rick-Scott-shrinking-government-scaled-e1761870675904.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64902,50645,3976,66210,39607],"class_list":["post-2505006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arctic-frost","tag-fbi-2","tag-investigation","tag-phone-records","tag-rick-scott"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rick-Scott-shrinking-government-scaled-e1761870675904.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505006"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505010,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505006\/revisions\/2505010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}